1. Try to turn the handwheel toward the back of the machine to free up the locked handwheel. 2. Check to make sure that the upper thread is not tangled up. - Re-thread the machine and check if that frees …

The machine is in a bind and cannot turn freely. Follow these steps to loosen the hand wheel: 1. Turn power switch off position. 2. Remove the needle in the machine. 3. Turn hand wheel toward the back …

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If this happens, lower the upperlooper by turning the handwheel, remove the lowerlooper thread from the upperlooper, and re-thread the upper looper from the tension disc. Threading the lowerlooper Run …

- Turn the handwheel to check that the feed dogs move smoothly and do not contact the edges of the slots in the needle plate. If the steps are not completed in this manner it may cause issues when …

Images may differ depending on the model, but the overall process is the same. 1. Raise the needle using one of the following methods: - Turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) so that the …

Check the Feed Dogs 1. Stop your machine and turn off the power. 2. Turn the handwheel until the needle is in the up position. 3. Check the feed dogs. - If the feed dogs are too high or too low, it could …

- After adjusting the stitch width, slowly turn the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) and check that the needle does not touch the presser foot. If the needle hits the presser foot, the needle may …

2. Raise the needle by turning the handwheel toward you so that the mark on the wheel points up. 3. Turn the pattern selection dial to select a stitch. 4. Change the presser foot. 5. Raise the presser foot …

2. Raise the needle by turning the handwheel toward you (counterclockwise) to raise the thread take-up lever to its highest position.